Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-13
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NUUETtHHUllu BAFutat OIL dA1Fwll, mo
hrge,t nan la the FOrtv-ninth Con srcs =,
went home with Al interesting scheme
partially d,v3iopii, writes n " t-hirg: On
eorrcsponioi 10 Of tho -. Louis Cb5.. n N >
ela,. Mr. Barnes is thi rsoa'iicat.o1 Of
Tho il1a "L n "a all grow fatn IIe ha4
just closed his frat torn, during which no
dovelOpc a wild ma "A Tor collecting tho
queer letters OF whicb cvsry r1smbs- -
eeivc4 more or le7s. NJ. Barics rot some
Ct those letters iu mtuuscrips others nc
beard read aud stored IN memory thor
contents. HIS plan Is TO compile the blst
Or thCin In a book.
The Cong cssinlq n rich All tho quas-
ton n gaia doesn't enter in;o hs plans
Ho beucvcs h ON pro1gcl something
which viii mtko people laugh. aud that
accomplished ono Of tho chief aims OF his
life will bo attained. In pursuance Of his
pchcme Mr.. Barnes expects b. send N all
Of the m 'mbcrs OF tho Fiftisth Congress
circular inviting tham o. tura ov,r the
turiosites In thoi: correspondence 20 Hmm
promising 10 withhold names whenever IL
- Desired
Talking about his pans, NJ. Barnes
said: "ihc o.hor day received n lottor
Tom man in my district, WHO is wort n
t5tOoO hrst-clasg business man, who
runs largo store thanking mo for "A pack
AFRO or garder seeds watch I sont him.
After expressing his gratitude, he went
on: Tho sccls were duly planted, came
M all right, with prospect OF yielding
the hnast crop evor saw; but, lot M
misfortune clmo. Ny wife let the chick
ems got Into tho gr len; they scratched
w every thing, and now | want YOU &c
aCnd mo sCnio more OF tho same kind
THAT man." said Mr.. Barnes, Gives
Three doors from drug sto"N where tho
est varieties or garden seeds arc sod,
but rathor than spcnd fifteen cents for
them, no stops his business % write me
for that amount ~ 500 |, p9ys two ccnts
on his letter, besides tao cost OF p lper, ink
and envelope
''Clcmcnts, Of nv State, tod M OF q
Iht'or from ono OF Lis cous;i uonts," Mr.
Barnes continued, "saying no had o
breast-pin on which George Washington
carved his name with his own hands He
thought as Clements was in Congress, as
sOriHting with millionaircs, lie might sell
II Tor him and get a few thousand dollars
for IT,"
"But Gambler beats that" said the
Georgian. 'Ono OF his lnly constituents
recently wrote 10 ask hun 10 call on the
President and tho Cabinet, to tho Supreme
Court, and tho Senators and Representa-.
Ives and ask each ono OF them to send
her an cd ciavat 20 DO worked into
crazy quilt. Sho added: r. S.-Dont
fail to ask Mr. Cleveland 10 send piece
cf his wodding-tio and fow scraps of
Mrs. Clcvclnnd's wodiing-drcss and n
piece OF the bridal veil; also n piece OF tho
dress his moihcr-in-la wore vt tho wod-
Ding"
Mr. Barnes also tells tho following:
Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, while no was
pushing the PleurO-pneumOnin bin, got n
letter from lady who said she had read
with great interest his work, but she
could tell him That he was going 10 vote
nway millions OF the peoples money for
nothing. She had u simple remedy which
woah cure murrain, Texas fever, plouro.
pneumona, heg cholera, and pins In
Nh'clscns. IL lie would obtain tho patent
and secure Congressional Endorsement she
would go halves with him, and they woulI
nuke two fortunes.
Johu M. Allen, the humorist OF the
House, received request all tho wAv
from Mississippi 10 go 10 tho National
Museum and get description of the cane
Andrew jackson used 10 carry. Ito was
asked To have Photograph taken and 20
send tho nngth, size, color md kind Of
wood. The writer said he wanted 20 make
n duplicate.
An old lady somewhere In the Virginia
mountains wrote 10 Mr. Cabcll that she
'hnd been told ne WIS lncal descendant
Of Pocnhontss, and that the traces OF abo.
riEiral descent could be- seen IN his feat.
urcs. She vented 10 know all about MS
family history, Us sho thought she could
troca n kinship
brooklyn man IN formeI Felix Cnnr-
bell that he had invented afivinz-nachine.
aud wanted him 10 got an appropriation
thiough Congress 10 perfect 70 and also 20
have the Post-onlcc Department adopt II
Tor the rapid md safe transit q tho mails
over tho country, without danger from
mai'-robhCrs, railroad collisions aid fire
Roma mountain distritt in Pcnusvlvn-
MIA constituent pennel his Congressman
tho following;
DEAU Sfp-I am snake huntor; maks nv
living b. hunting uttlosnakos and selling tho r
skins and OH. I have discovered n remedy
which Ia proof agin snake bitos and other pisin
insects. have been bit navy timcs and have
cured myself every crack. bcsidcs many of the
nctrhbors. Now II you viii rut mo n patent
Do my dc'no, I aint got much cash, but
will pay you IN snake SKINS ani oil. which will
put 10 you at the lowest market price.
WILLIAM JACWsON,
Allegheny Snakc-IIunter.
A Minncsata member exhibited to Mr..
Barnes the following:
favor 10 ask Mr. Cleveland n there Is any
chansr 10 make good Investments IN real estate
near his country place. AMI whether tho boom
has passed bYf have read In the papers that
lure fortunes have been made in that vicinity
on his Judgment lam not porsD ally acquaint-
Ell with him or would write ~ htn direct for
Ms ndvico In this matter. have got SOD ia
lank AZ Minneapolis, which would like 70 IN.
vest on tho PRESIDENTS judgment
just after making his speech against
the Mormon bill about the close OF the
Inst session Jud 20 Bennett, 81 North Car
olina, received several letters asking for
his Photograph. One purported 10 be
from two ladies, and IL bOro written
postmark. II concluded "a follows;
From reading tho reports OF yoyrr speech We
have been led TO believe mat you favor in nor.
eon King solomon OF old. and that your style is
much like Ciccro's. Your opinions seem 70 he
as unconventional ~ Lord iiyron'a, and We
hope your habits are like ST. Paurs. Seal us
your photograph and n lock Of your hair II Won
arc not bald, ~ VIC greatly suspect
Sincerely, Lucy AND SALLY BRACE.
Tho good Offices OF Louisiana member
wcro bosought by n man who had invent
al machine for brcal-tnalsing without
any use OF hands, and also a cultivator.
The writer wanted patents, but had no
model or drawings 20 send. lie urged the
Congressman to-can at tho Patent ONCE
and flx Il for h,m, adding by way Of roc
ommcndation that no had ways voted
tho Democratic ticket
A Missouri mOribor was asked To got n
place In tho genealogical survey in that
State, claiming the power TO show the
whereabouts OF valuable minerals by 500
Odd sight
Mr.. Folton, Of California was asked 70
obtain from Hindoostan the maEOwah
plant Tho writer inclosed one dollar and
explained that no Ind boon writing TO tho
United States Consul and could got no ro-
ply.
Meeting AN Old flame.
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